Vicki Dobbs Beck is the Executive in Charge of ILMxLAB, a division launched in June, 2015,
whose mission is to pioneer in the area of immersive storytelling. ILMxLAB wants to make it
possible for people to ‘Step Inside Our Stories’. The division combines the storytelling and
innovation talents of Lucasfilm, ILM, and Skywalker Sound and builds on a foundation of pioneering R&D in real-time computer graphics and virtual production.
Under Vicki’s leadership, ILMxLAB created the ground-breaking VR installation, Carne y
Arena, that was the vision of Alejandro Iñárritu in association with Legendary Entertainment and
Fondazione Prada. Carne y Arena was chosen as the first-ever VR Official Selection at the
Cannes Film Festival (2017) and was awarded a special Oscar by the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences “in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling”.
In addition to producing multiple promotional VR experiences supporting major film releases,
ILMxLAB most recently collaborated with the VOID to develop and produce the hyper-reality
experience: Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire.
Vicki has more than thirty years of broad-based management experience in the entertainment
industry. Prior to that, she received her MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of
Business where she also completed her undergraduate studies, earning a BA with distinction in
International Relations.